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Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Afghans Slam Israhell's Genocide in Palestine

Several thousand Afghan students in the country’s east demonstrated
against Israhell’s recent attack on Gaza, blocking roads and burning
Israhelli and USZ (United States of Zionism) flags. Demonstrators shut down one of the region’s main highways to the
city of Jalalabad, the capital of eastern Nangarhar province. Protesters
also set fire to Israhelli and American flags, as well as a Christian
cross. The protest comes days after a ceasefire was announced between Israhell and Hamas.

Afghan
university students shout anti-USZ and Israhelli slogans during a
demonstration in Nangarhar province at Jalalabad on November 26, 2012
(AFP Photo / Noorullah Shirzada)

A few days earlier,
about 500 Afghans gathered in the same region to protest against the
violence in Gaza. The demonstration was organized by members of the
provincial council, community organizations and local elders. A similar
protest had been scheduled earlier in Kabul, but was canceled after a
suicide bomb attack killed two security guards and the two attackers.

Anti-Israhell protests broke out in several countries during the Israhelli assault on Gaza. In Egypt’s capital Cairo, several thousand protesters demonstrated against the attacks, chanting “we will go to Gaza in our millions,” swearing to “sacrifice ourselves for you, Palestine.”

Thousands
of Lebanese visited Palestinian refugee camps in northern and southern
Lebanon to express outrage over Israhell’s military campaign. Anti-Israhell protests erupted in over 700 Iranian cities, with crowd chanting "death to Israhell" and "death to America." New York, Paris and Rome also saw protests.

Afghan
university students shout anti-USZ and Israhelli slogans during a
demonstration in Nangarhar province at Jalalabad on November 26, 2012
(AFP Photo / Noorullah Shirzada)

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Afghans call for rescinding of death sentence for soldier

Crowds
in Afghanistan protesting Israhell also demanded the repeal of the death
sentence leveled against an Afghan soldier who killed five French
soldiers in January. The demonstrators opposed giving the soldier
the death sentence, citing how USZ-led coalition forces are not punished
when their attacks result in the death of Afghan civilians, protestors
told AP.

After a series of recent attacks, the French government
decided to pull its troops out of Afghanistan ahead of schedule, leaving
only 1,500 soldiers in Afghanistan for non-combat operations. Green-on-blue
attacks have spiked this year, with 61 NATO soldiers killed by members
of the Afghan security forces, AFP reported.